Ah guys! I don't even know where to start! My heart is all a flutter and I'm super excited! It's been hard keeping this a secret for two weeks, but I wanted to make sure all our close friends and family knew before we went announcing it to the world (though if you follow me on instagram you got an early sneak peek). Anyways! Words cannot describe how over the moon I am! Greg is now my fiance! Woohoo!
It all happened on July 11th, and I will say this, I was caught completely off guard! Keep in mind it was only a month ago when I had my proposal psych out, so I was pretty darn sure Greg wasn't going to propose. In fact I was having a pretty crummy day because I woke up and couldn't find my dog. Nothing is worse than waking up and thinking your dog has run away (luckily he was hiding in the backyard and nothing bad happened). So when Greg suggested we take outfit photos to take my mind off my bad day, I thought nothing of it. BOY WAS I WRONG.
After taking lots of outfit photos we had lost the lighting and I was ready to head back to the car. On the way out I got distracted by some daisies and started to snap some photos. A second later I could hear Greg say behind me "Hey hun", so I turned around and there he was on one knee! The minute I saw this I began to cry (like, full on ugly crying). Then in true Megan fashion, the first thing out of my mouth was "Is this really happening?!" followed by a lot more happy tears. Finally when he asked me to be his wife I awkwardly exclaimed "Of course I will stupid!" to which I instantly thought -wow, way to keep it classy Megan-. I think Greg was surprised by my answer so when he said "What?" I replied with "...of course I will!" and tried to pretend like I never said the 'stupid' part... but we both know I did, haha! I was a hot mess. But his proposal was absolutely wonderful.
I was so happy it took place at Cullen Gardens too because we always go there for walks when we want to have a romantic evening. It also means a lot to us because Cullen Gardens was a big part of our childhood before it closed down and became an overgrown and abandoned park. Reminiscing about our childhood is one of the things we always do when there, and now we will always reminisce about our proposal too!
However, the funniest part of the evening was when we were leaving and we ran into a group of 6 or so photographers walking to their cars. One of the older ladies saw that I had been crying and stopped to ask what was wrong. I told her nothing was wrong and that Greg had just proposed and she screamed out "OH MY GOD SHE JUST GOT ENGAGED!!!" and then proceeded to give Greg and I giant hugs. haha. Thank you super sweet stranger lady, I will always remember you when I tell the story of my engagement and how cute you were. The other photographers all stopped to congratulate us and when she left the sweet older lady said the best piece of advice she could give us from her 35 years of marriage was to never go to bed angry and always say I love you. Bless her heart.
As for a wedding date, it won't be for a while because Greg and I want to settle down in a nice house first. That being said, we're thinking June 2015 will probably be when we tie the knot! It's so exciting that I get to marry such a great guy, and my best friend! I can't wait to be Mrs. Megan Thursby!
Until then, I hope you all have a day as wonderful as mine is!
♥ Megan
I'm back from what I can only describe as my dream wedding. Greg's cousin had the most magical and intimate of weddings and I'm so happy I could be a part of it.
So instead of telling you about the wedding I'm just going to share some pictures from this lovely event. (Sorry, no photos of the bride and groom since I didn't ask their permission)
Pretty much everything you see was made by the bride. She drew and coloured each of her wedding invites, made the red glitter hearts as seen in her bouquet, the white flowers hanging around the house were crafted by her and her mom one night, and she created the "all you need is love" sign. She's such an artsy person, I love it!
In the last picture, you will see the story each of us got at our place setting with 2 small gifts. The first was a red chocolate heart and the other was a chunk of rock salt which looked like beautiful crystals sitting on the table. The story told us that the rock salt was from a local mine and that in ancient times salt was given as a offering of peace and love. I though that was a really nice touch and it's way better than pillow mints. I also love how the border on the paper matched the drawings on her wedding invites, which again, the bride drew.
I really hope my wedding will be as lovely and personal as this when I get married.
P.S. Thanks ladies for helping me decide what to wear. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of my full outfit -fail- so I'll have to dress up another day and take pictures.
So I'm going to a wedding *cough*tomorrow*cough* and I still have no idea what to wear. It's an outdoor wedding in the afternoon and her theme is kind of like a garden party.
I have this dress I'd love to wear (it's the same as the ivory lace one I wore here), but my biggest problems are 1. I never know how to accessorize and 2. I need to wear a cardi because I hate my arms. The only thing I worry about is, are cardigans too casual for a wedding?
Pretty much what I'm asking is:
I figure you guys are waaaay more fashionable than I am so you would know what to do!
If you want to help me out, leave a comment describing how you would style this dress, or you can make a polyvore set if you're the type of person who likes visuals. You'll find the dress in the Set maker if you click on dresses and then search H&M.
Oh boy, I sure do leave things to the last minute don't I?
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past month, you probably know that today was the royal wedding of William and Kate. Mom and I got up at 5:30am just to watch it because we're crazy. I say this because we have a super busy day of commuting and packing and moving. So we probably could have used all the sleep we could get, but I think it was worth it.
The wedding itself was really nice and the history buff in me was super excited due to the architecture of the church, and the formality/ mood of the wedding. The service itself wasn't my cup of tea but that's because I'm not a religious person. I still thought it was beautifully done though and I can appreciate it. William also made me laugh because he looked as if he was going to fall asleep at times.
My favourite part of course was the fashion at the wedding. First of all, Kate's dress was stunning! I love vintage inspired dresses with lace and I really liked how simple and classy it was. I know I'm going to sound cliche, but she really did look like a fairytale princess. Plus I love that it was a McQueen!
I also thought her sister's dress was gorgeous too. In fact, the entire Middleton family are a good looking bunch!
My second favourite part of the wedding is the fact that Kate is a commoner. How much of a fairytale story is this, where a common everyday girl grows up to become a duchess, and perhaps future queen. Just thinking about it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I really do love the fact that William chose to marry someone he truly loved and not someone of status. I think it's a welcome and refreshing change to the royal family.
And last but certainly not least, no fancy British affair is complete without hats/ fascinators. I really do wish there were more occasions in Canadian culture to wear these types of hats because they can be so fabulous (but mostly outrageous). I think the most hilarious hat award goes to Fergie's daughter on the right hands down though. What a crazy design.
Overall I thought it was a lovely wedding and I hope they have a wonderful life together. In fact, I hope everyone who is getting married soon, or hopes to get married has a wonderful life with the one they love.
Yeah... weddings make me a giant sap.
So what did you guys think? Did anyone else watch the wedding?
